Police blotter: Tire shop, pizzeria robbed over weekend

Two Route 1-area businesses were held up by armed assailants this weekend, according to the Fairfax County Police.

The first incident happened Friday night near the Beacon Hill Shopping Center. A man with a handgun entered Merchant’s Tire and Auto Center at 3125 Southgate Drive around 8 p.m. The suspect reportedly demanded cash and took property from a store employee before fleeing. The employee was not hurt, according to police.

On Saturday, three men with handguns robbed a pizza shop in the Huntington area. The suspects entered Juliano’s Pizza at 5950 Richmond Highway around 10:30 p.m., demanded cash and took items from employees. Nobody was hurt in the incident, police said.

Here’s the rest of the weekend’s incidents in the Mount Vernon police district, as reported by the police:

Larcenies:

1600 block of Belle View Boulevard
8400 block of Frye Road, merchandise from business
2300 block of Huntington Avenue, merchandise from business
7900 block of Janna Lee Avenue, cash from residence
3100 block of Lockheed Boulevard, merchandise from business
2500 block of Parkers Lane, license plates from vehicle
2500 block of Parkers Lane, property from residence
7800 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business
8000 block of Richmond Highway, merchandise from business
8100 block of Richmond Highway, license plate from vehicle

Stolen vehicles:

6000 block of Woodmont Road, 2010 Honda Pilot